The Lions said after the draft that Ansah was rated third on their entire draft board, but that reportedly didn't stop them from trying to trade down to No. 8 with the Buffalo Bills. It's hard to imagine Ansah, as raw as it gets for a top pick, landing in a better spot.

Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley will attract a lot of attention from blockers on the inside, and Ansah will line up extra wide in the Lions' "Wide 9" approach under assistant defensive line coach Jim Washburn. Ansah figures to get a lot of snaps right away, even if he's not immediately a starter on running downs. Willie Young and Jason Jones also are on the defensive end depth chart.